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Army jawan shot dead in Anantnag

Srinagar: Militants shot dead an Army jawan, who had come home on leave, in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Friday, police said. The ultras shot at and injured Havaldar Salim outside his residence at Goriwan in Bijbehara area of the district, a police official said. Salim was rushed to the hospital but he succumbed […]

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Rafale deal: Congress targets govt over media report on ‘middleman’

New Delhi: Launching a fresh offensive, the Congress demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday over charges of a “middleman” in the Rafale fighter jet deal and sought an independent probe into the matter. Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged corruption and a loss of Rs 21,075 crore to the […]

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Vaccine wastage area of concern for govt: NHA

New Delhi: The wastage of coronavirus vaccine has been an area of concern for the government, National Health Authority CEO Dr Ram Sewak Sharma said Friday, suggesting that consolidating smaller vaccination centres into larger ones can help address this issue. Speaking at an event organised by the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI), Sharma said […]

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Vaccine imbalance is shocking: WHO

Vaccine imbalance is shocking: WHO

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organisation said that over 87 per cent of the more than 700 million doses of coronavirus vaccine that have been administered worldwide have been given in wealthier countries. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that on average, one in four people in rich countries have received at least […]

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Omar Abdullah tests positive for covid-19

Srinagar: National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Friday said he has tested positive for COVID-19. “For a year I did my best to dodge this damn virus but it’s finally caught up with me. I tested positive for #COVID?19 this afternoon. I’m completely asymptotic. Based on medical advice I’m […]

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Need to focus more on up-scaling emerging skill sets: Lt Guv

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha on Friday said there is a need to focus more on up-scaling emerging skill sets so that human capital can be prepared and developed to fill the skill gap as per market demand. The L-G, during the 3rd and 4th annual convocation of the Indian Institute […]

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808 new COVID cases, 4 deaths reported in JK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday recorded 808 new COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 1,36,470, while four deaths in the past 24 hours pushed the toll to 2,023 in the union territory, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 283 were reported from the Jammu division and 525 from the Kashmir division of […]

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China, Pakistan to strengthen cooperation in UN

Beijing: All-weather allies, China and Pakistan have agreed to deepen their cooperation in UN and other multilateral bodies to back their core interests, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday. The two countries held their 3rd round of China-Pakistan Consultations on the United Nations Affairs by a video conference on Thursday. At the meeting, views […]

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Abundant resource wasted

Kashmir is one such place in the world which is bestowed with abundant water resources. Even today when most of the water bodies are witnessing huge pollution many of our water resources are usable for various purposes including drinking needs. Many regions across Jammu region and Kashmir as a whole, has abundant water resources. And […]

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Striving for Inclusive Education

Striving for Inclusive Education

Er. Prabhat Kishore The National Education Policy 2020 emphasizes the importance of creating enabling mechanisms for providing Children with Special Needs (CWSN) or Divyang, the same opportunities of obtaining quality education as any other child. UN convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities, 2006 accentuates the need of effective access to free and compulsory […]

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